Chapter 813 A hard bridge and a hard horse
In fact, there is a hidden meaning behind Wang Dechen's move.

He instigated Hulan to kill Liu Xunyi in the competition, not only to avenge Su He's defeat, but also to relieve Hu Lie of his worries.

After all, Zhao Xin, the princess of Mongolia, still has her heart set on Liu Xunyi. Hu Lie is caught in the middle, and even if he feels uncomfortable about some things, he cannot be too hypocritical on the surface, so as not to cause Zhao Xin to rebel.

Therefore, Wang Dechen tried to figure out Hu Lie's thoughts, saying what he wanted to say but couldn't, and doing what he wanted to do but couldn't. Sharing the worries of the master is the duty of a subordinate, and it is also the way of a minister.

"This bet involves an entire prefecture. If you can win the game, it will be like taking over hundreds of miles of territory from the Song Dynasty without a single soldier." Wang Dechen slowly stood up, patted Hu Lan's shoulder, and smiled, "If you make achievements before taking office, you will definitely win the favor of the prince. In the future, I will recommend you to replace Sui Zuo and become the new commander of the 50,000-strong army in the Jingbei camp."

After saying this, Wang Dechen no longer paid attention to Hu Lan, whose eyes were shining, and turned away leisurely.

On the other side, when Liu Xunyi heard Hu Lie announce the result, he acted decisively and urged Pan Yuyin to help him seal his meridians so that he could prepare for the upcoming final competition.

"Su He, you can go down now."

Hu Lie's words were as cold as ice, without a trace of emotion, and he even refused to look him in the eye.

Su He, who was condemned and despised by thousands of people, trembled slightly under the shameful and contemptuous gazes of everyone. He was in a trance and almost stumbled and fell. Finally, with the support of Bayin, he left the "Nadam" venue like a walking corpse.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi, who was filled with pity, wanted to step forward to comfort them, but was stopped by Li Haitang and Feng Tianba. Under their earnest exhortations, Liu Xunyi had to temporarily put aside his inner struggle, calm his mind, and actively prepare for battle.

However, when he looked at Su He's lonely back as he walked away, an indescribable feeling of shame and sorrow surged in his heart, making him feel sad and depressed.

"Brother, I'm sorry..."

"Liu Xunyi!"

When the worried Liu Xunyi was feeling sad silently, Hu Lie's voice sounded again, interrupting his thoughts.

"It seems that a fight between you and Hulan is inevitable." Hu Lie said loudly, "Well, this will make up for the regret of three days ago and also help me get rid of something I've been worried about."

"Brother Liu, how do you feel?"

"No problem, take the needle!"

"But……"

"Take it!"

Under Liu Xunyi's urging, Pan Yuyin hesitated again and again, and reluctantly took out the golden hairpin that had pierced her acupuncture point carefully.

"Brother Liu, to seal the meridians and sever the blood vessels, you should stimulate the acupuncture points with seven silver needles at the same time. But now it is urgent, I can only use the golden hairpin on my head as a temporary substitute, and pierce them one by one." Seeing Liu Xunyi hurriedly getting up, Pan Yuyin reminded him, "As for the effect... I can't say for sure. You have to be careful. If you feel unwell, you must not force yourself..."

"Miss Pan is extremely intelligent. She can quickly comprehend anything she learns. Even the most profound medical skills can improve by leaps and bounds." Liu Xunyi stretched his limbs and smiled confidently, "Don't worry! I am full of energy and vigor now."

"Really?" Pan Yuyin was skeptical.

"really!"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Xunyi pushed away Li Haitang, who was standing in front of him and wanted to say something, and walked towards the center of the field with big strides.

"Brother Liu, be careful!"

"Take care, Master Liu!"

Walking to the center of the field, Liu Xunyi bowed to the Mongolian Khan and Hu Lie first, and then cast an interested look at Hu Lan who was slowly approaching, letting his burly figure gradually enlarge in his pupils until it filled his eyeballs.

"This is a fist-and-kick fight. Although it is not bound by the rules of wrestling, you cannot use any weapons or hidden weapons, and you cannot use internal energy." Looking at Liu Xunyi and Hu Lan who were looking at each other from afar, Hu Lie said word by word, "There is no limit to time, venue, or moves. The way to judge the winner is very simple. If one party admits defeat or loses consciousness, the other party is considered the winner."

"Do you understand?" Wang Dechen looked Liu Xunyi up and down with malicious eyes, and said with a smile, "Don't think there are no masters here. They will keep a close eye on you. As long as you dare to use your internal energy, they will rush at you. If something unexpected happens, even the Khan and the prince will not be able to save you in time."

"Thank you, Commander Wang, for the reminder! But given my current condition, forcibly calling upon my internal energy would be tantamount to suicide. I won't be that stupid." Liu Xunyi forced a smile on his pale face and coughed twice.

"You are injured, and I shouldn't have taken advantage of you. But today's battle is of great importance, and I can't afford to be humble. If necessary, I will even use any means necessary." Hu Lan said quietly, "If you can't bear it and die, don't blame me..."

"Don't worry! Since I dare to stand here, I have already put life and death aside." Liu Xunyi interrupted, "You don't have to be humble, just use whatever you can do. I won't be humble to you either... cough cough!"

"Don't think that you can defeat me just because you can defeat Su He. Whether there is something fishy in your fight or not, only you two know." Having said this, Hu Lan suddenly took a step back, clenched his fists until they made a crackling sound, and showed a provocative look on his face. "This year's 'Nadam' is meaningless. I haven't met a decent opponent in the fight. I hope you are different from them and can bring me some surprises. At least... I can last for an incense stick of time."

"I don't have any other skills, but I'm good at giving people surprises." Liu Xunyi still stood there defenseless, staring at the aggressive Hu Lan calmly, and teased, "The surprise I prepared for you was prepared three days ago, and it's just waiting for you to come and take it..."

Having said this, Liu Xunyi suddenly raised his eyebrows, but did not say anything else. "What do you want to take for yourself?"

"It is to bring humiliation upon oneself."

"you wanna die!"

Realizing that he was being fooled, Hu Lan, who was furious, couldn't help but look fierce. With a burst of exclamations from the people around him, he punched out as fast as lightning. The fierce fist wind made a sonic boom like a muffled thunder in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it was in front of Liu Xunyi.

"The strength is good, but... the speed is too slow."

Liu Xunyi commented on Hu Lan's punch seriously, and at the same time, he moved to the side and nimbly dodged his punch. Then he stretched out his left hand and firmly grasped his wrist. At the same time, he turned his right palm up and chopped Hu Lan's armpit heavily with a knife, which immediately shook his arm, and an uncontrollable numbness and pain spread throughout his entire right arm at lightning speed.

Liu Xunyi's lightning-fast reaction made Hu Lan wake up and no longer dare to be careless and underestimate the enemy.

However, he ignored his right arm and instead of dodging, he raised his left hand like a palm-leaf fan and blew a powerful palm wind down towards Liu Xunyi's crown.

Seeing Hu Lan counterattack without defense and retreating, Liu Xunyi was secretly surprised, and at the same time, he looked up to the burly man in front of him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Xunyi tilted his head slightly to the side in a flash, exposing his cheek instead of his crown, and resisted Hu Lan's palm.

At the same time, Liu Xunyi bent his right arm, pointed his elbow upward, and hit Hu Lan's chin hard.

"what……"

"Snapped!"

"boom!"

Accompanied by a cry of surprise, two fierce sounds of punches hitting flesh were heard almost at the same time. When Hu Lan's left palm slapped Liu Xunyi's face hard, Liu Xunyi's right elbow also hit Hu Lan's chin mercilessly.

In an instant, Liu Xunyi felt dizzy, his eyes were blurry and his ears were ringing. Half of his cheek became bruised and swollen at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye it turned into half a red and purple "pig head".

On the other hand, Hu Lan's lower jaw was shattered the moment his chin was hit. The terrifying force that was far beyond his expectations caught him off guard and made his head go blank.

The tongue was unable to dodge in time, and a piece of it was bitten off by the teeth that suddenly closed. The broken teeth mixed with the scarlet tongue flesh and blood flowed out of the deformed mouth like water, completely uncontrollable.

Although Hu Lan realized that Liu Xunyi's method was extraordinary, he was still deeply deceived by Liu Xunyi's seemingly "thin" body. He did not expect that such a "thin" body could burst out with incredible and terrifying power just by relying on the strength of muscles and bones.

It seemed like a "fist for fist" just now, but in fact Hu Lan suffered a great loss. His palm strike made Liu Xunyi's cheek swollen for ten days and a half, but Liu Xunyi's elbow strike was enough to make Hu Lan remember it for the rest of his life.

"Pooh!"

Liu Xunyi spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, touched his red and swollen cheeks and his right eye that was swollen to a slit, and smiled vaguely: "Over the years, there are not many people who dare to confront me head-on, and you are one of them. There are even fewer people who can confront me head-on without suffering any loss, and you... are still a little bit behind."

Faced with Liu Xunyi's sarcasm, Hu Lan, who was angry and ashamed, was furious under the stimulation of waves of excruciating pain. He wanted to retort, but unfortunately his jaw was broken, and his bloody lips and teeth were twisted and deformed, looking hideous.

Therefore, no matter howling for a long time, he still couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"what happened?"

Li Haitang frowned, staring at Liu Xunyi suspiciously, muttering, "Hulan's attack just now was ordinary. With Brother Liu's martial arts, he could have easily dodged it. Why didn't he dodge or evade, but instead used the 'mutual destruction' fighting style to fight Hulan and both of them would suffer losses?"

"Perhaps... Lord Liu wants to end the battle quickly..."

"No!" Li Haitang shook his head suddenly. "Brother Liu has been deliberately provoking Hu Lan. It's obvious that he wants to disturb his mind. Hu Lan's mad attack just now shows that Brother Liu's 'provocation method' has begun to take effect. If that's the case, why should I take another blow from him for no reason?"

“If my prediction is correct…” Wuchan, who had been watching the battle silently, interrupted, “Donor Liu didn’t want to dodge Hulan’s palm, but… he couldn’t dodge it.”

"what?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Li Haitang and the others all changed and they turned pale with horror.

"Little monk, you...what do you mean by this?" Feng Tianba asked in astonishment, "What do you mean by 'cannot escape'? With Lord Liu's martial arts..."

"With Mr. Liu's martial arts, it would have been easy for him to dodge that palm strike, but... that was when his body was intact." Wu Chan hesitated, and his troubled eyes slowly turned to Pan Yuyin who seemed to be thinking about something. After hesitating for a long time, he bit the bullet and continued to explain, "I would like to speculate that the expedient method that Mr. Pan used to pierce the acupoints and seal the meridians for Mr. Liu just now... may not have worked at all."

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(End of this chapter)